Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Beaulieu -sur -Mer is a municipality with 3762 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the French department of Alpes- Maritimes in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur. The inhabitants are referred to in the vernacular as Berlugans.
Geography
Beaulieu -sur- Mer is located on the Mediterranean at the Basse Corniche, about eight kilometers east of Nice, and ten kilometers west of Monaco. In the south, the Cap Ferrat peninsula joins.
History
The coastline was already inhabited in prehistoric times, as proven by the excavations of the Neolithic period. In ancient times, the place in the Antonine Itinerary was mentioned under the name Anao as a Greek port city for the first time and has evolved under the influence of the Romans.
In the 4th century a small monastery was built, which destroyed the Lombards in the 6th century. The residents fled across Montolivo, today's high level Saint -Michel on the Grande Corniche. Only at the end of the 13th century, new settlers came back to the area.
After the conquest by Napoleon III. the place was built in 1860 French, the original name was changed to Bellolocco Beaulieu. In 1891 Beaulieu -sur -Mer is an independent municipality of the Canton of Villefranche -sur -Mer.
In the 19th century Beaulieu -sur -Mer experienced by the connection to the road and railway line to Nice a big boost. Many guests went up during the winter months in small resort on the Côte d' Azur from, including some monarchs such as King Leopold II of Belgium and the Marquis of Salisbury ( British Prime Minister ) and other celebrities such as James Gordon Bennett Jr. ( owner of the New York Herald), Isaac Merritt Singer and Gustave Eiffel.
During the First World War, many famous residents left the city. In this time of tourism, which helped the city to new heights and to this day is one of the main sources of income for all seasons began.
Attractions
- Villa Kérylos: Built 1902-1908 by the French architect Emmanuel Pontremoli in the ancient Greek style of the second and first century BC on a promontory overlooking the sea. The villa was once the property of the Ancient Historian Théodore Reinach and was transferred to the Institut de France in 1928. It is open to visitors today.
- Romanesque chapel of Santa Maria de Olivo from the 11th century
- Parish Church of 1899
Twinning
There is a town twinning and a student exchange program with the U.S. city of Tempe.